Primate Discovery Center
Named in the records1980–1990
61 records of San Francisco tie this place, 1980–1990: 2 decisions of the Board of Supervisors and 59 facts read from city reports. Open the full list, with filters for years, kind and outcome.
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- 61: 2 Board decisions, 59 facts from city reports
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- 1980–1990
What the records say
The 60 most telling of its 61 records, in date order: the ones an editor picked first, then the highest scored. The one-line summaries were written by a language model from the printed page; open the page to check the wording.
| When | What the record says | Outcome | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Primate Discovery Center, San Francisco Zoo (PDC) · cost usd: $7.2 million for construction of 15 new primate enclosures | building | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1984-02-27 | Board adopted a resolution waiving indirect costs on a state grant for the Zoological Society's primate discovery center. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1985 | Primate Discovery Center (PDC) · built year: completed | building | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1985 | Primate Discovery Center · built: completed 1985 | building | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1985 | Primate Discovery Center · built: completed | building | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1985 | Primate Discovery Center · built year: completed in 1985 | building | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1985 | Primate Discovery Center · built year: completed 1985 | building | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1985 | Primate Discovery Center · cost usd: $7,200,000 | building | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1985 | Primate Discovery Center · cost usd: $7,200,00 as printed | building | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1985 | Primate Discovery Center · other: largest project ever undertaken at the SFZ, eliminated row caging for monkeys | building | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1985-11-12 | Board accepted the Primate Discovery Center at the San Francisco Zoological Gardens, a $6,840,915 (≈ $21.4 million in 2026 dollars) gift from the Zoological Society. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1989 | Primate Discovery Center · other: City took over maintenance from the SFZS | event | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1989 | Primate Discovery Center · other: City took over maintenance from the SFZS | event | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Primate Discovery Center · other: approximately two dozen animals turned over for exhibit | building | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Colobus colony, Primate Discovery Center · finding: seven animals died before being placed in the PDC | finding | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Bushbaby colony, Primate Discovery Center · finding: unrelated animals placed together in exhibit; they fought and died | finding | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Primate Discovery Center · other: largest and one of the most recent SFZ facilities | building | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Triple Grotto and Monkey Island bedrooms compared with PDC · finding: superior to those of the PDC | finding | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Primate Discovery Center Terrace exhibits · finding: cages are only as high as the animals are able to climb | finding | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Primate Discovery Center Terrace exhibits · finding: unutilized space exists beyond western end of PDC where cages could have been deepened | finding | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Colobus exhibit, Primate Discovery Center · cost usd: $20,000 modification to seal exposed I-beams | building | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Colobus exhibit, Primate Discovery Center · finding: Interior layout lacks adequate horizontal branches, logs, trunks and other surfaces | finding | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Colobus exhibit, Primate Discovery Center · finding: Visitors can reach into cages and contact animals, a serious problem | finding | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Mandrill and patas bedrooms, Primate Discovery Center · finding: floors are devoid of all drainage | finding | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Bedroom areas, Primate Discovery Center · finding: no isolation or quarantine areas for primates | finding | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Primate Discovery Center, San Francisco Zoo · finding: conditions are inexcusable | finding | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Discovery Center, Primate Discovery Center · finding: annual budget for maintaining the gadgetry exceeds the annual budget for all PDC animal facilities combined | finding | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Primate Discovery Center · cost usd: $7,200,000 | building | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Primate Discovery Center · recommendation: All cage areas must be enhanced | recommendation | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Primate Discovery Center · recommendation: Animals need better climbing and swinging structures in their enclosures | recommendation | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Primate Discovery Center · recommendation: additional correction work including barriers between public and animals, sanitation sealants, closures on I-beams | recommendation | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Primate Discovery Center · recommendation: additional railings, barriers and glass viewing windows planned, to be done immediately | recommendation | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Primate Discovery Center · finding: open I-beam support system resulted in major sanitary problems (design error) | finding | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Primate Discovery Center · finding: inadequate barriers in some areas permitted public contact with animals (design error) | finding | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Primate Discovery Center · other: sealed over trough-like portions of the beams | action | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Primate Discovery Center · finding: wild bird fecal matter still present on beams in areas zoo equipment cannot reach | finding | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Primate Discovery Center · other: periodic calls to San Francisco Fire Department and outside sources for beam cleaning | finding | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Primate Discovery Center · other: additional barriers and railings installed; railings moved back to increase distance between public and exhibits | action | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Primate Discovery Center · recommendation: Add animal enrichment (branches, logs, tree trunks, ropes) to extend access to higher reaches of exhibits | recommendation | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Primate Discovery Center · recommendation: Add isolation areas to night quarter areas; holding for Nocturnal Gallery animals | recommendation | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Primate Discovery Center · recommendation: Develop written management plans for each species | recommendation | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Primate Discovery Center · finding: more than 55 monkeys have died over the 5 years of its existence | finding | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Primate Discovery Center, San Francisco Zoo · finding: High incidence of zoonotic disease: Giardia, Hystolitica / Primates | finding | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Primate Discovery Center · cost usd: approximately $7 million raised by SFZS to fund the project | project | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Primate Discovery Center · finding: overall design flaws, abnormally high rate of animal deaths and ongoing keeper illnesses from zoonotic disease | finding | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Primate Discovery Center · cost usd: $7,000,000 misspent | building | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Primate Discovery Center · finding: failure to provide for basic animal needs | finding | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Primate Discovery Center · cost usd: approximately $7 million raised by SFZS | measure | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Primate Discovery Center · finding: SFZS remained in virtual control of key aspects, excluding animal care staff | finding | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Primate Discovery Center · finding: overall design flaws, abnormally high rate of animal deaths and ongoing keeper illnesses from zoonotic disease | building | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Primate Discovery Center · cost usd: $7,000,000 misspent | building | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Primate Discovery Center · finding: failure to provide for basic animal needs | finding | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Primate Discovery Center · finding: requires modifications to improve public viewing and primate welfare | finding | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Primate Discovery Center (PDC) outdoor exhibit · finding: one of the most impressive eyesores in our zoo | finding | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Primate Discovery Center (PDC) outdoor exhibit · recommendation: consider exhibiting species other than primates in this structure | recommendation | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Primate Discovery Center (PDC) outdoor exhibit · recommendation: consider constructing an appropriate facility to house these primates | recommendation | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Primate Discovery Center · architect: [name withheld], principal architect | building | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Primate Discovery Center · event: opened; deaths of Bushbabies began in May | building | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Primate Discovery Center · event: opened | event | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
| 1990 | Primate Discovery Center · other: City took over maintenance of the Primate Discovery Center; operation improved | event | City report: Final draft scanned page ↗ |
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